Movies
Indie Game: The Movie
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, HOT DOCS 2012 Roger Ebert is convinced that video games are not, and never can be, art. But this doc that follows three independent game developers makes a pretty convincing argument to the contrary, showing people struggling and striving to create something beautiful.
The Fly
I’m an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over… and the insect is awake.
The Five-Year Engagement
Actor-writer Jason Segel and director-writer Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets) re-team for this story of a protracted betrothal that slaps a goofy smile on your face and keeps it there. (Rolling Stone)
Darling Companion
BRING YOUR DOG MATINEE SATURDAY JULY 7 Director Kasdan (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon) assembles yet another stellar cast (including Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Dianne Wiest, Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Moss and Mark Duplass) to tell this story of couple suffering from empty nest syndrome and how the
Dark Shadows
Director Burton resurrects both the classic proto-goth soap opera and his collaboration with Johnny Depp for this oddity full of finely honed hambone acting by Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter potent atmosphere delirious 70s fashions and hilarious gags. (Salon)
Damsels in Distress
In his first film in 13 years, director Stillman (Last Days of Disco, Metropolitan) tells the tale of a group of college sophomores determined to improve the campus sub-par male population and start a new dance craze. Innocence deserted teen movies ages ago, but it makes a comeback, revived
Chernobyl Diaries
The found-footage horror genre goes nuclear with this tale of a group of extreme tourists who visit the abandoned city surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and discover to their surprise that its not as charming a vacation spot. One of the most rock-solid horror offerings of the year. (Dread
The Cabin in the Woods
Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. (I have a husband bulge for this film.)
Birds, The
Fellini called Hitchcocks ode to issues both ornithological and Freudian “an apocalyptic poem.” We call it the finest revenge-of-nature movie ever made. Get here early and pick a prime perch.
Shut Up and Play the Hits
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, HOT DOCS 2012 It started with a note on a bands website: good people of earth: lcd soundsystem are playing madison square garden on april 2nd, and it will be our last show ever. This doc shows what happened before, during and after that day,